HardSuchomimus
Suchomimus tenerensis
SOOK-oh-MY-mus· “crocodile mimic”
🦕 Dinosaur🕰️ Cretaceous🐟 piscivore🦴 Spinosauridae
11 m
Length
3.5 m
Height
3.8 t
Weight
A large spinosaurid with a long, crocodile-like snout full of conical teeth and a low sail along its back. It fished the rivers of Early Cretaceous Africa, much like its relatives Baryonyx and Spinosaurus.
When
Early Cretaceous, ~125–112 million years ago
Found in
Niger
Discovered
Paul Sereno, 1997
Did you know?
- Its long, narrow snout worked like a crocodile's for snatching fish.
- A low sail ran along its back on tall spine extensions.
- Unearthed in the Sahara of Niger by Paul Sereno's team.
Artwork: Connor Ashbridge, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.